IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ISO 37001:2025 STANDARD AS A TOOL FOR PREVENTING CORRUPTION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

Corruption as an anti-social factor creates significant difficulties on the path to the formation and development of legal statehood, as it contributes to the destruction of the most important values guaranteed to us by the Basic Law of Ukraine - the Constitution. The article analyzes the corruption risks of educational entities and central executive bodies that ensure the formation and implementation of state policy in the fields of education and science. Based on the research conducted, it is shown that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) creates universal tools for management, including in the field of combating corruption, which allow organizations to implement sustainable and controllable management systems in accordance with the best international practices. The paper considers the possibilities of applying the international standard ISO 37001:2025 "Anti-corruption management systems" in higher education institutions. The key elements of the standard, its adaptation to the educational environment and the potential for increasing the transparency and accountability of management processes are analyzed. Recommendations are given for the integration of anti-corruption mechanisms into the internal control system of higher education institutions. A Priority Action Plan for the implementation of the international standard ISO 37001 in educational institutions, adapted to the university environment, has been proposed. A training module plan for the ISO 37001 standard for employees of higher education institutions is proposed, which includes four main modules: Module 1. Introduction to anti-corruption management; Module 2. Basic requirements of ISO 37001; Module 3. Practical application; Module 4. Responsibility and consequences. Examples of the transformation of ISO 37001:2025 into draft educational standards (national level or internal university standard) are provided.